A 24-year-old Wixom man was seriously injured Wednesday night after running a red light and rear-ending a semi.

The man was driving a 1996 Ford Mustang northbound on M-5 around 11:40 p.m. Wednesday when he ran the light at Maple Road and crashed into a 2011 Freightliner tractor-trailer, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.

The semi, driven by a 46-year-old Dansville man, had turned right from westbound Maple onto northbound M-5 just before being struck by the Mustang.

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The driver of the Mustang was trapped inside the vehicle and had to be extricated by members of the Commerce Township Fire Department. He was listed in serious but stable condition Thursday morning at Royal Oak Beaumont Hospital.

A helicopter transported the driver of the Mustang, who was not wearing a seat belt, to Beaumont.

The driver of the semi was uninjured in the crash.

Alcohol does not appear to have been a factor in the crash.

An investigation into the collision forced the closure of both sides of M-5 late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, but the roadway reopened around 5:30 a.m. Thursday. The investigation continues.